![]() | About Ben BreskyBen Bresky is a music journalist and recording engineer living in Jerusalem. He hosts The Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast interviewing a wide range of Jewish and Israeli musicians from Carlebach to klezmer, from hasidic to trance. |
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About Ben's ShowsThe BeatThe Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast interviews the latest Israeli and Jewish artists and covers a wide range of styles from Carlebach, cantorial, klezmer, Israeli trance, Mizrachi, rock, Sephardic, hasidic and everything in between. Past interviews have included Matisyahu, Avraham Fried, and Miri Ben-Ari. The Beat broadcasts live every Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Israel time on http://www.IsraelNationalRadio.com. The old Beat archive can be found at http://www.israelbeat.blogspot.comListen to latest show |
Eliezer Kosoy and Yonasan Hill form the duo Elyon and perform live on Israel National Radio. Sun, Feb 07 Interview with klezmer clarinet legend Giora Feidman on his 40th CD, and what Jewish music means Sun, Jan 24 Interview with Sarah Feld of Beit El on her new volume of English poetry from Israel. Sun, Jan 17 Mark Samowitz talks about his Jewish children's CD series Shooby Doob Shloimy Sun, Jan 10 New band Shivat Tzion is on a mission to brighten Israel with groovy Jewish melodies. Sun, Dec 27 Interview with Noah & Nachman Solomon on their Jewish rock bands Soulfarm & haMAKOR Sun, Dec 20 Erran Baron Cohen talks about Songs in the Key of Hanukkah with Idan Raichel, Y-Love & more. Mon, Dec 14 Interview with Ilan Green on new CD Voice of the Levites featuring reconstructed Biblical instruments. Sun, Dec 06 Dynamic new singer-songwriter Noah Lubin leaves his personal Egypt for life as a yeshiva student. Sun, Nov 29 Interview with Aspaklaria's Ben Epstein on his new CD Shirei HaLeviim, exploring the Song of the Day Tue, Nov 24 Interview with Shmuel Nelson and Chanan Elias of the middle east rock-fusion band Semantra. Wed, Nov 11 Lenny Solomon and Shlock Rock have released their 31st album as a special "pay what you want " download Wed, Nov 04 Hawaiian Jewish singer Ken Solin performs live & discusses Jewish spirituality & rolfing. Wed, Oct 28 Aryeh Naftaly on the Grateful Dead tribute concert, making aliyah and faith in the Holy Land. Wed, Oct 21 Backstage stories of the Israeli music scene with photographer Aharon Hyman. Wed, Oct 14 Live simculcast of the RockAmi Festival at Kraft Stadium in Jerusalem with music from Soulfarm Sun, Oct 11 Matisyahu talks about G-d, Jamaica, Jerusalem, Chabad, his new CD "Light " and his tour in Israel. Wed, Sep 30 A journey through the best and most unique Yom Kippur music from cantorial to rock. Wed, Sep 23 |